Instrument representing the transfer of money.



No; 865,176. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907. M. H. FOX.

INSTRUMENT REPRESENTING THE TRANSFER OF MONEY.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 10, 1906.

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No. 865,176. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

M. H. FOX.

INSTRUMENT REPRESENTING THE TRANSFER OF MONEY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10,1906.

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MARCUS u. rox, or FLUSHIN'G, NEW YORK.

INSTRUMENT REPRESENTING THE TRANSFER OF MONEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed August 10, 1906- Serial N0- 330,024.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \IARCUS 11. Fox, a citizen of the United States. anda resident of Flushing, in the county of Queens and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in InstrumentsRepresenting the Transfer of Money.- of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in instruments representing thetransfer of money, particularly checks, postal money orders, drafts,certificates of stock, receipts and similar instruments.

My invention has for its object to provide an instrument of thecharacter set forth designed to compel the drawer to exercise extremecare in preparing it thus reducing to a minimum the chances of a mistakeand also to place as great obstacles as possible in the way of thesuccessful raising of the instrument thus reducing to a minimum thechances of loss by fraud.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a face view of a check embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a face view of the check prepared for transferringseventy-five cents, and Fig. 3 is a face view of the check prepared fortransferring three hundred and twenty five dollars.

In all the figures of the drawings illustrating my invention, likereference characters designate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, in which for the purpose of illustration Ihave shown a check, A designates the check provided at a medium pointwith eleven longitudinal parallel lines a to a inclusive extending fromend to end and seven transverse parallel lines b to b inclusiveextending from the top of the check to the line a and intersecting thelongitudinal lines a to a inclusive at the left end of the heck. therebyforming a table B, the transverse lines I) to b inclusive and theportions of the horizontal lines ato a inclusive to the left of thetransverse lines I) being scored so that parts of said table aredetachable on the scored lilies.

Below the table B at the left end the check is provided with eightlongitudinal parallel lines 0 to c inclusive and eleven transverseparallel lines (1 to (1 inclusive the transverse lines d to d inclusiveextending from the horizontal line c to c and intersecting thehorizontal lines 6- to a inclusive, the transverse lines (I and dconnecting the opposite ends of the longitudinal lines 0 to inclusiveand the line (1 below the line 0 and the portions of the lines 0 to cinclusive to the left of the line (i being scored, thereby forming atable C, parts of r nich are detachable on the scored lines.

Below the table B at the right end the check is provided with eightlongitudinal parallel lines f to f 7 inclusive and ten transverseparallel lines 6 to e inclusive,

the transverse lines e to a inclusive extending from the horizontal linef 1 to the horizontal line f 7 and intersecting the horizontal lines f 2to f G inclusive and the transverse lines e and e connecting theopposite ends of the horizontal lines f to f l inclusive, therebyforming a table D. I

The check is provided at its top with tlie desired heading designatingthe bank on which it is to be drawn, the name of the city in which it islocated and spaces for the name of the drawee and the number and date.

Above the line a in the first column of the table B are the words -lessthan one dollar, in the second column the words less than ten dollars,in the third column the words -less than 100 dellars, in the fourthcolumn the words hundred dollarsand in the fifth, sixth and seventhcolumns the words thousand dollars. To the right of the line b at thebeginning and end of the first space of the table B are the words-centsand to the right of the line b in the other spaces in the order oftheir succession running downwardly are the numbers 1 to 9 inclusive andat the end of, each of these spaces the word dollars. In

the spaces to the left of the line b of the table B and runningdownwardly are numbers representing amounts beginning with the numbersin the same spaces at the right of the line b In the first space of thetable 0 is the word -cents, in the second space and to the right of theline d in the order of their succession running to the right are thenumbers 1 to 9 inclusive and in the spaces below and running downwardlyare numbers representing amounts beginning with the numbers at the headof the columns. To the left of the line d of the table G and in the samespaces are numbers corresponding to the numbers in the first column tothe right of the line'd.

In the second space of the table D in the order of their successionrunning to the right are the numbers 1 to 9 inclusive and in the spacesbelow and running downwardly are numbers representing amounts beginningwith the numbers at the heads of the columns.

The operation is as follows: Assuming that the check is to be preparedfor seventy five cents (see Fig. 2) the words seventy five cents arewritten in the cent space of the table B and all of the table to theleft of the line b is torn off, the numbers 75 are written in the centspace of the table C and all of the table to the left of the line d andbelow the line 0 torn off and the name of the drawer written in the topspace of the table 1). Assuming that the check is to be prepared forthree hundred and twenty five dollars (see Fig. 3) the words threehundred and twenty fiveare writ- E ten in the third space of the tableB, in other words the space corresponding to the first number of theamount, and the table torn off so as to remove all amounts above threehundred and twenty five dollars, the numbers 325 are Written in thethird space of the table C in other words the space corresponding to thefirst number of'the amount, the table torn off to the left of the linell so as to remove all amounts above one hundred dollars and the dollarmark placed before the numbers 300 in column three and the name writtenin the third space of the table D, the first letter of the first namebeing begun in the third column on the numbers 300.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise detailsand arrangements of parts shown and described, but reserve the right toall modifications within the scope of my invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an instrument of the character described, a table havinglongitudinal lines forming spaces, transverse lines intersecting thelongitudinal lines at one end and forming intersecting columns, digitsin the spaces at the side of the columns, numbers in the spacesintersected by the colunms, the first digit of each of which isidentical with the digit in the same space at the side of the columns, asecond table having longitudinal lines forming spaces, transverse liliesintersecting the longitudinal lines at one end and forming intersectingcolumns, numbers in said 001' umns, the first digit of each of whichdesignates the column in which it is located and numbers in the samespaces at the side of the columns beginning with the same digit as thenumbers in the first column, and a third table embodying longitudinallines forming spaces, transverse lines intersecting the longitudinallines and forming intersecting columns and numbers in each of saidcolumns, the first lg digit of each of which dsignates the column inwhich it is located, substantially as described.

2. In an instrument of the character described, a table havinglongitudinal llnesforming spaces, transverse lines intersecting thelongitudinal lines at one end and forming intersecting columns, thetransverse lines forming the columns and the portions of thelongitudinal lines intersected by said transverse lines being scored,digits in the spaces at the side of the columns, numbers in the spacesintersected by the columns, the first digit of each of which isidentical with the digits in the same space at the side of the columns,a second table having longitudinal lines forming spaces, transverselines intersecting the longitudinal lines at one end and formingintersecting columns, the portions of the longitudinal lines at the sideof the transverse lines being scored, numbers in said columns, the firstdigit of each of.which designates the column in which it is located andnumbers in the spaces at the side of the columns beginning with the samedigit as the numbers in the first column, and a third table embodyinglongitudinal lines forming spaces, transverse lines intersecting thelongitudinal lines at one side and forming intersecting columns andnumbers in each of said columns, the first digit of each of whichdesignates the column in which it is located, substantially asdescribed.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of NewYork, this seventh day of August, A. D.

MARCUS H. FOX.

Witnesses;

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